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Analysis: Obama's China trip shows power shifting
November 17, 2009—BEIJING - President Barack Obama's first visit to China underscored a shifting balance of power: two giants moving closer to being equals. Read Article

China disavows general's comments on space militarization
November 5, 2009—BEIJING (AFP) - China on November 5 denied it would ever participate in a space arms race, disavowing comments by a top general who said Chinese armed forces should prepare for the militarization of outer space. Read Article

US admiral concerned about China military buildup
October 30, 2009—HONG KONG - A U.S. Navy admiral expressed new concern October 30 over China's military buildup and urged Beijing to be clearer about its intentions. Read Article

Multinational military exercise begins in Panama
September 12, 2009—The multinational military exercise PANAMAX 2009 centered on the Panama Canal defense began Friday with the participation of troops from 20 countries. Read Article

Panama Canal forecasts over $2b revenue in 2010
August 27, 2009—The Panama Canal Authority forecasts revenues of $2.02 billion for the 2009-2010 fiscal year, according to the budget bill approved by the government. Read Article

Panama Canal Signs Locks Construction Contract
August 18, 2009—The Panama Canal Authority signed the contract for construction of its third set of locks with Grupo Unidos por el Canal, the international consortium that won the bidding for the project on July 16. Read Article

For Panama Canal, a new era of trade is coming
August 6, 2009—PANAMA CITY - Under leaden skies, mammoth yellow vehicles prowl an enormous gash in the earth. Excavators, bulldozers and loaders relentlessly carve the rippled black and brown ground, reshaping nature's handiwork. Read Article

Another big Panama Canal project up for bids
August 3, 2009—The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has released its Request for Proposals (RFP) for the fourth dry excavation contract, the second largest and most complex project after the locks contract. Rounding out the last of four dry excavation projects, the fourth dry excavation project represents a key portion of expansion's new access channel linking the new Pacific locks with the waterway's existing Gaillard Cut (the narrowest stretch of the Panama Canal). Read Article

Consortium Grupo Unidos por el Canal to build new locks
July 15, 2009—The Panama Canal Authority formally awarded the contract to design and build a third set of locks to the Consortium Grupo Unidos por el Canal, which had submitted the lowest bid. Read Article

Panama Canal project goes on
June 26, 2009—PANAMA CITY - The economic downturn has stalled big construction projects across the globe, but in Panama, smoke-belching steam shovels and dredges work around the clock on what people here call simply la ampliacion or the expansion. Read Article

Panama Canal project goes on
June 26, 2009—PANAMA CITY - The economic downturn has stalled big construction projects across the globe, but in Panama, smoke-belching steam shovels and dredges work around the clock on what people here call simply la ampliacion or the expansion. Read Article

China Blocks U.S. Cyber Warfare Efforts With New Software
May 12, 2009—China has developed more secure operating software for its tens of millions of computers and is already installing it on government and military systems, hoping to make Beijing's networks impenetrable to U.S. military and intelligence agencies. Read Article

China rejects US criticism over military strength
May 6, 2009—BEIJING (AP) - China blamed the United States on May 6 for the latest naval confrontation between the countries, after rejecting criticism by Washington that Beijing's rising military strength is focused on countering U.S power. Read Article

China to show new subs, says no threat to region
April 21, 2009—QINGDAO, China (AP) - China plans to show off its nuclear submarines at a major international naval gathering this week, state media reported April 21, the first known public display of some its most potent seaborne weaponry. Read Article

Panama Canal Expansion Draws 3 Bidders; 1 Drops Out
March 3, 2009—(Bloomberg) Panama's Canal Authority received three bids for a $3.2 billion project to build a new set of locks, part of an effort to accommodate larger ships, after one group failed to submit a proposal. Read Article

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